Training Log Archive: R Anderson

Ran the semi final and final knock-out sprint courses from the Nordic champs last spring. The start and finish, 'Gotaplatsen', is a famous square/landmark in Goteborg, and is only a 10min form my place.

Henrik, Roland (Austrian guys) and I had been planning to do this for a while, and we finally got around to it. Super nice morning fall morning.

We ran both courses as a mass start, like what was actually done. Really interesting with tactics, and fun with lots of trash-talking before/after.

Not a super high pace. Nobody wanted to lead, especially in the tricky parts, and we kept together the whole time. Henrik got ahead on the long fast downhill to the second last (he is very fast downhill and down stairs). After that there was no chance to catch him with a short sprint to the last control and finish. Henrik ended up less than 5s ahead, and Roland snuck ahead of me right at the line.

Made sure the pace was higher for this one and pushed it from the start up the stairs. Roland started trailing already by #1. Pushed it hard again up the hill to 3, and got ahead of Henrik when he made a mistake into the control. He caught back up and passed me though going down the Gotaplatsen stairs. Had to reel him in up the hill to 8. He hesitated on the way to 9 and I got ahead again. Ran really hard on the long flats to 11 and made sure this time to completely let my legs go on the downhill to the Gotaplatsen. Stayed ahead of Henrik by 5s into the finish line.